Less developed regions Mortality and Life Expectancy 2026: Deaths by Age (1950–2100)

Life expectancy at birth in Less developed regions is projected at 72.4 years in 2026: 74.9 for women and 70.0 for men, a gap of 4.9 years. 49,880,988 people are projected to die; 55.4% of them would be 65 or older and 9.2% children under five. The most common age at death is projected to be 70-74. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2026

Life expectancy at birth

72.4

Women

74.9

Men

70.0

Life expectancy at 65

17.0

Infant deaths per 1,000 births

27.9

Under-5 deaths per 1,000 births

37.8

Deaths

49,880,988

Deaths per 1,000 people

7.1

Men dying between 15 and 60 (per 1,000)

167

Women dying between 15 and 60 (per 1,000)

108

Life expectancy is a period measure: how long a newborn would live if 2026's death rates at each age stayed the same for their whole life.

Death rate by age, 2026

Deaths per 1,000 people per year in each age group. Logarithmic scale: each gridline is ten times the one below. Hover for exact values.

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Show the life table data

Age	Death rate, women (‰)	Death rate, men (‰)	Years left, women	Years left, men
0	25.93	31.17	74.9	70.0
1-4	2.46	2.63	75.9	71.2
5-9	1.09	1.16	72.6	67.9
10-14	0.67	0.77	68.0	63.3
15-19	0.92	1.27	63.2	58.5
20-24	1.13	1.82	58.5	53.9
25-29	1.28	1.94	53.8	49.4
30-34	1.43	2.16	49.1	44.8
35-39	1.69	2.59	44.5	40.3
40-44	2.27	3.55	39.8	35.8
45-49	3.13	5.05	35.3	31.4
50-54	4.53	7.40	30.8	27.1
55-59	6.51	10.81	26.4	23.0
60-64	10.13	16.76	22.2	19.2
65-69	16.58	25.86	18.2	15.6
70-74	26.35	39.29	14.6	12.4
75-79	43.90	61.56	11.3	9.6
80-84	75.65	99.93	8.4	7.1
85-89	123.06	157.03	6.1	5.2
90-94	196.77	242.36	4.4	3.8
95-99	302.12	348.63	3.1	2.8
100+	404.76	431.98	2.5	2.3

Mortality in Less developed regions by year

Mortality in Less developed regions (1950–2100)

Year

Country